Kotri–Attock Railway Line () (also referred to Main Line 2 or ML-2) is one of five main

railway lines in Pakistan This is a list of Railway lines in Pakistan. The lines and the stations are owned and operated by Pakistan Railways. Rail lines in Pakistan are divided into main lines and branch lines. Main lines Branch lines * Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch ...

, operated and maintained by

Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways is the state-owned railway operator in Pakistan. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering bot ...

. The line begins from Kotri Junction and ends at Attock City Junction. The total length of this railway line is . There are 93 operational railway stations from Kotri Junction to Attock City Junction on this line.

History

The present-day Kotri–Attock Railway Line was built as a patchwork of different railways during the 19th and 20th centuries by

North Western State Railway The North Western State Railway (NWSR) was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway, the Indus Valley State Railway, the Punjab Northern State Railway, the eastern section of the Sind–Sagar Railway and the ...

and Pakistan Railways. The present day line consists of the following historic lines: *Mari–Attock Railway The ''Mari–Attock Railway'' opened in 1891 as a

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries ...

railway line between Mari Indus and

Attock Attock ( Punjabi, ), formerly known as Campbellpur (Punjabi, ), is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 36th largest city in the Punjab and 61st largest c ...

. In 1895 it was extended to

Mianwali Mianwali (Saraiki language, Saraiki, ) city in Mianwali Tehsil is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The Largest cities of Pakistan, 81st most populous city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse popu ...

. *Jacobabad–Kashmor Railway The ''Jacobabad–Kashmor Railway'' (also known as the ''Upper Sind Light Railway'') opened in 1914 as a

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railw ...

railway line between

Jacobabad Jacobabad, also known as Khanger, is a city in Sindh, Pakistan, serving as both the capital city of Jacobabad District and the administrative centre of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district. The city itself is subd ...

and Kashmore. *Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway The ''Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway'' (also known as the ''Sind Light Railway'') opened in 1924 as a

railway line between

Larkana Larkana (; ) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Mohenjo-daro. The historic Indus River flows in east and south of the ci ...

and

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; Retrieved 25 Jan 2016 In 1956,

Pakistan Western Railway The Pakistan Western Railway () was one of two divisions of Pakistan Railways which operated between 1947 and 1971. The company was headquartered in Lahore.https://www.pakrail.gov.pk/AboutUs.aspx In 1971, Pakistan Western Railway renamed itself ...

converted the all 3 sections from

to broad gauge. Between 1969 and 1973, Pakistan Western Railways completed the gap section between Kashmore– Mari Indus and the line was also extended from Larkana to Kotri, thus linking Kotri to Attock. In 2010, this line was designated ''Main Line 2'' by Pakistan Railways to provide an alternative North–South route to the heavily used Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

Stations

The stations on this line are as follows:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kotri-Attock Main Line Railway lines opened in 1891 Railway stations on Kotri–Attock Railway Line (ML 2) 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Pakistan

History

Stations

See also

References